Ketchikan Harbor frequencies
Ketchikan Harbor (5KE) in Ketchikan, AK has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.6. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
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- CTAF 123.6
- The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.
What to say on 123.6
Nobody is sequencing traffic at 5KE, so every call is you telling other aircraft where you are. Open and close with the field name so a pilot tuned to a shared frequency knows which airport you mean — 123.6 is not unique to Ketchikan Harbor.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Ketchikan Harbor traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway E, Ketchikan Harbor.
- Entering the pattern
Ketchikan Harbor traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway E, Ketchikan Harbor.
- Before taking the runway
Ketchikan Harbor traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway E, Ketchikan Harbor.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 5KE traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 5KE publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
Every 5KE frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 123.6 |
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Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 5KE?
Ketchikan Harbor is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.6 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
More about 5KE
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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